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Friday, 12 December 2025

Musical Interlude: Bless the Telephone


Haven't done one of these in a while, but thought this deserved to be shared. A couple of months back I fell down a rabbit hole of songs from the 80s and 90s, and I landed on Labi Siffre's Something Inside So Strong. It made me feel very nostalgic. I saw he had a YouTube channel and fell even further down the rabbit hole, to the point where my brain melted. We all remember Madness, Must Be Love, right? Well, that's a cover of Labi Siffre, and he appears in the video as a violin player! But the one that left my jaw on the floor was Eminem, My Name Is. The whole thing is based around a 1975 sample of Labi Siffre, I Got The... I read that and I was like, 'nah... what?' Then I listened to it and was blown away. (Wait for it, the sample comes in around 2:11). It's now a regular on my road trip list. So talented. I really like the video with this upload of his song, and glad to discover more of his work through his channel

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